So pleased to have finally acquired a copy of this extremely rare issue of The Daily Telegraph Magazine. The cover girl is none other than Marianne Faithfull (just prior to the release of The Girl on a Motorcycle), striking a comic strip superhero pose, in which she is depicted as Morgan Le Faythful. The cover image was designed as a poster for the supplement by British pop artist Peter Blake, who took his inspiration for Marianne's character from the Arthurian legend of Morgan Le Fay. Blake created the image by painting upon an enlargement of a photograph by Hans Feurer and was assisted on the project by his wife, the artist Jann Haworth, who made the dragon and decorated it in fairground colours, she also created the sorceress costume that Marianne is wearing. The finished result which measured 20'' x 30'' was issued for sale through the magazine via mail order for the bargain price of 3s 6d. in april of 1968. Where are they all now I wonder ?
IMAGE CREDITS & LINKS
All images scanned by Sweet Jane from The Daily Telegraph 10th April, 1968. Discover more about The Girl on the Motorcycle (1968) here. Read an interview with the artist Peter Blake here. More information about the Arthurian legend of Morgan Le Fay here and finally, visit the website of artist Jann Haworth here.